PubSub to Measure Blog Influence by Category
PubSub has begun an effort to compile lists of influential Weblogs by category, which could be of use to media buyers and planners eager to buy advertising in blogs.
My favorite restaurant in Washington, DC suffered a serious fire early yesterday morning while the place was empty. Check out the pictures from Tim Carman at the Washington City Paper to get a feel for the damage at Todd Gray’s Equinox. It certainly wasn’t as bad as it could have been, but there is clearly…
I published a column reflecting on my memories of my grandfather. He passed away today at 100 years old. Read the full column here.
Youtube paying for content, radio and the Viacom Lawsuit…the net result (tags: youtube payingusers) PodTech Interview on TechStars (tags: startups funding event) The real-world view of Web 2.0 (tags: stats) A Boston Newspaper Prints What the Local Bloggers Write – New York Times (tags: media outlook) Real Time – WSJ.com article on Belgian newspaper lawsuit…
It feels like it is 1999 again. WSJ reports eBay is paying $2.6 billion (more with earnouts) to buy Skype, an Internet phone company that projects revenues of $60 million this year. UPDATE: PaidContent reports on eBay’s efforts to explain why it isn’t 1999 and the deal makes sense. It includes a 78 slide PowerPoint.
Reuters reports: Nearly one-fifth of Web users who read newspapers now prefer online to offline editions, according to a new study from Internet audience measurement company Nielsen//NetRatings. The first-time study from Nielsen//NetRatings found that 21 percent of those Web users now primarily use online versions of newspapers, while 72 percent still read print editions.
It turns out that relying on the masses to help you pick your NCAA bracket can work. As I explained before, I made my picks for March Madness this year based on what the majority of CBS Sportsline users had done. Since I generally stink at this stuff, I figured I had nothing to lose….